Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 23

1Nowtheseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428be thelastהָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑יםha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448saith, and themanהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who wasraisedהֻ֣קַםHu.kamH6965onhighעָ֔ל'AlH5920saith, theanointedמְשִׁ֙יחַ֙me.Shi.achH4899of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and the sweetpsalmistזְמִר֥וֹתze.mi.RotH2158ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2Thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake bymeH5921, and hiswordדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696wasuponH5921mytongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃le.sho.NiH3956.

3TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, theRockצ֣וּרtzurH6697ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478spake tomeדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696: One that ruleth overmenבָּאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120righteouslyצַדִּ֕יקtza.DikH6662, that ruleth in thefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

4He shall be as thelightוּכְא֥וֹרu.khe.'orH216of themorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242, when thesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121riseth, amorningבֹּ֚קֶרBo.kerH1242withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808cloudsעָב֔וֹתa.VotH5645; when thetenderH1877grassH1877springeth out of theearthמֵאָֽרֶץ׃me.'A.retzH776,throughH776clearshiningH216afterH776rainמִמָּטָ֖רmi.ma.TarH4306.

5Verily myhouseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֥ןkhenH3651withGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410; yet he hathmadeH7760withmeH7760aneverlastingעוֹלָ֜םo.LamH5769covenantבְרִ֨יתve.RitH1285, ordered inallבַכֹּל֙va.KolH3605things, and sure: for it isallכָל־khol-H3605mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֥יyish.'IH3468, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mydesireחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656,althoughH3588he maketh itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808togrowיַצְמִֽיחַ׃yatz.Mi.achH6779.

6But the ungodly shall beallכֻּלָּ֑הַםku.La.hamH3605of them asthornsכְּק֥וֹץke.KotzH6975to bethrustמֻנָ֖דmu.NadH5074awayH3947, for theycannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808betakenיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947with thehandבְיָ֖דve.YadH3027:

7But themanוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376that toucheth them must bearmedיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390withironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270and the staff of aspearחֲנִ֑יתcha.NitH2595; and they shall be utterlyburnedH8313withfireוּבָאֵ֕שׁu.va.'EshH784in theirplaceבַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ פba.Sha.vetH7675.

8Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428be thenamesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of themightyH1368menH1368whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732had:Josheb-basshebethH3429aTahchemoniteתַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י׀tach.ke.mo.NiH8461,chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thecaptainsH7218; thesameה֚וּאhu'H1931wasAdinoעֲדִינ֣וֹa.di.NoH5722theEzniteהָֽעֶצְנִ֔יha.'etz.niH6112,againstעַל־'al-H5921eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491at one time.

9Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.roH310him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodai thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of anAhohiteאֲחֹחִ֑י'a.cho.ChiH266, one of thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.rimH1368menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376withDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, when they defied thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430that were theregatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622togetherH622tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, and themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregoneוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927awayH622:

10Hearoseקָם֩kamH6965, andsmoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilעַ֣ד׀'adH5704hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027waswearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021, and hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027clave unto theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wrought agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310himonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to spoil.

11Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was Shammah thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of Agce aHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043. And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430weregatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherH622intoוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961a troop,whereשָׁ֞םshamH8033was aplotחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513ofgroundהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704fullH4395oflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127from thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But hestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in themidstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of theplotהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513, anddefendedוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it, andslewוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wrought agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

13AndthreeH7970of thethirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218wentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381, andcameH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in theharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105time unto thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725; and the troop of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wereencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was then in the hold, and thegarrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was then in Beth-lehem.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.VehH183andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Ohמִ֚יmiH4310that one wouldgiveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248meH8248waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkH8248of thewellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877of Beth-lehemwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is by thegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16And thethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368brakethroughH935thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH413of thewellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877of Beth-lehem, that was by thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it, andbroughtH935it toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: but he wouldnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof, but poured itoutH413unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Be itfarחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486frommeH5315, OLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, that I shoulddoמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213this: shall Idrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354thebloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of themenH376thatwentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in jeopardy of theirlivesH5315? therefore he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkH8354it.Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsdidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213thethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376.

18AndAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52, thebrotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870, waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.shiH7969. And heliftedעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782upH5921hisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstH5921threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and slew them, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among thethreeבַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

19Was henotH3808mostמִן־min-H4480honourable of thethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969? therefore he wasmadeנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513theircaptainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269: howbeit he attainednotH3808unto the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20AndBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a valiantmanאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909, who haddoneH6467mightydeedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467, heslewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsH1121ofArielאֲרִאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124: hewentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381also andslewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221alionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of apitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953in time ofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950:

21And heslewH2026anEgyptianמִצְרִ֜יmitz.RiH4713, a goodlymanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376: and theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִי֙ha.mitz.RiH4713had aspearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595in hishandוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027; but hewentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with astaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626, and plucked thespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595outאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413of theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, andslewH2026him with hisownאִ֣ישׁ'a.SherH376spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsdidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menH1368.

23He wasmoreמִן־min-H4480honourablethanH4480thethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970, but he attainednotלֹא־lo'-H3808to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969. AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over hisguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

24AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097was one of thethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970;Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1734of Beth-lehem;

25Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHaroditeהַֽחֲרֹדִ֔יha.cha.ro.DiH2733,Elikaאֱלִיקָ֖א'e.li.Ka'H470theHaroditeהַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ סha.cha.ro.DiH2733;

26Helezחֶ֚לֶץChe.letzH2503thePaltiteהַפַּלְטִ֔יha.pal.TiH6407,Iraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ סha.te.ko.'IH8621;

27Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,Mebunnaiמְבֻנַּ֖יme.vu.NaiH4012theHushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ סha.chu.sha.TiH2843;

28Zalmonצַלְמוֹן֙tzal.mOnH6756theAhohiteהָֽאֲחֹחִ֔יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,Maharaiמַהְרַ֖יmah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200;

29Helebחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2460thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofBaanahבַּעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRibaiרִיבַ֔יri.VaiH7380ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַ֖תmi.giv.'AtH1390of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvin.ya.MinH1144;

30Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141aPirathoniteפִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔יpir.'A.to.NiH6553,Hiddaiהִדַּ֖יhi.DaiH1914of the brooks ofGaashגָֽעַשׁ׃ סGa.'ashH1608;

31Abi-albonH45theArbathiteהָֽעַרְבָתִ֔יha.'ar.va.TiH6164,Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820the Barhumite;

32Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּא֙'el.yach.Ba'H455theShaalboniteהַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔יha.Sha.'al.vo.NiH8170, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJashenיָשֵׁ֖ןya.ShenH3464,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סye.ho.na.TanH3083;

33Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHarariteהַֽהֲרָרִ֔יha.ha.ra.RiH2043,Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֥ם'a.chi.'AmH279thesonH1121ofShararשָׁרָ֖רsha.RarH8325theArariteהָארָרִֽי׃ סha.ra.RiH2043;

34Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhasbaiאֲחַסְבַּ֖י'a.chas.BaiH308, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theMaacathiteהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י סha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,Eliamאֱלִיעָ֥ם'e.li.'AmH463thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּלֹנִֽי׃ סha.gi.lo.NiH1526;

35Hezroחֶצְרַי֙chetz.roH2695theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔יha.kar.me.LiH3761,Paaraiפַּעֲרַ֖יpa.'a.RaiH6474theArbiteהָאַרְבִּֽי׃ סha.'ar.BiH701;

36Igalיִגְאָ֤לyig.'AlH3008thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416ofZobahמִצֹּבָ֔ה סmi.tzo.VahH6678,Baniבָּנִ֖יba.NiH1137theGaditeהַגָּדִֽי׃ סha.ga.DiH1425;

37Zelekצֶ֖לֶקTze.lekH6768theAmmoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֑י סha.'a.mo.NiH5984,Naharaiנַחְרַי֙nach.RaiH5171theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔יha.be.'E.ro.TiH886, armourbearers toJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָֽה׃ סtze.ru.YahH6870;

38Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896theIthriteהַיִּתְרִ֔יhai.yit.RiH3505,Garebגָּרֵ֖בga.RevH1619theIthriteהַיִּתְרִֽי׃ סhai.yit.RiH3505;

39Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850:thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andsevenוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פve.shiv.'AhH7651inallכֹּ֖לkolH3605.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23

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